BACON v. BACON

No. 96-1649.

567 N.W.2d 414 (1997)

Andrea L. BACON, on behalf of Casey BACON, Appellee, v. Darryl F. BACON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Duffy of Duffy, Spellman, Ryan, Thomas & Clark, Des Moines, and Jeanne K. Johnson, Des Moines, for appellant.

Marcia L. Schober, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


LAVORATO, Justice.

In this domestic abuse proceeding, we must decide whether there is sufficient evidence to support a district court's finding that a parent assaulted his teenage child. In deciding this question, we must also decide whether the parental right to inflict corporal punishment on a child prevented his actions from rising to the level of assault. We conclude there is substantial record evidence to support the court's finding of assault and the court's...

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